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When Cybersecurity Is Everyone's Job: What Eye Care Practices Need to Know

Cybersecurity often sounds like something that belongs entirely to the IT department. After all, your IT company manages the computers, installs security software, handles updates and responds…

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Why One Compromised Email Account Can Put Your Entire Eye Care Practice at Risk

A compromised practice email account can look like a small problem. Here is how one mailbox can expose payments, coworkers, vendors, and patient-related workflows.

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Clinic staff reviewing a computer, with overlay text asking what an eye care IT provider should be doing before something breaks.

What Should Your Eye Care IT Provider Be Doing Before Something Breaks?

Good IT support is more than answering the phone when something breaks. Here is what an eye care IT provider should be doing in the background before a problem interrupts patient care.

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What Should I Do If an Employee Falls for a Phishing Email?

What Should I Do If an Employee Falls for a Phishing Email?

An employee just said they clicked something they shouldn't have. Here's how an eye care practice should contain a phishing incident, check for compromised access, and keep staff willing to report the next one.

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Your Practice Has Backups. But Could You Actually Recover?

Your Practice Has Backups. But Could You Actually Recover?

Having backups is not the same as being able to recover. Here's how eye care practices should think about restoration priorities, data loss, downtime, and tested recovery before a failure at 2 a.m.

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You Had a Data Breach. Now What? The HIPAA Notification Deadlines Every Practice Should Know

You Had a Data Breach. Now What? The HIPAA Notification Deadlines Every Practice Should Know

A security incident is not automatically a reportable HIPAA breach. Here's what discovery means, how the 60-day notification limit actually works, and what an eye care practice should do first.

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Is Cloud Storage Safe for Patient Eye Care Records?

Is Cloud Storage Safe for Patient Eye Care Records?

Cloud storage can hold ePHI under HIPAA, but a well-known provider is not enough. Here's what eye care practices need around BAAs, access, MFA, sharing, backups, and outages.

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The Password Policy Your Eye Care Office Should Actually Have

The Password Policy Your Eye Care Office Should Actually Have

Complicated password rules often create sticky notes and shared logins. Here's a HIPAA-aware policy for eye care offices that staff can actually follow: unique accounts, unique passwords, an approved manager, MFA, and prompt offboarding.

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Can an Optometry Practice Handle Cybersecurity In-House?

Can an Optometry Practice Handle Cybersecurity In-House?

Staff can handle passwords, phishing, and day-to-day security habits. That is not the same as owning the whole cybersecurity program. Here's how to divide responsibility so gaps don't form between vendors, systems, and people.

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